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| Authors | V. Balasubramanian, A. Bernamonti, J. de Boer, N. Copland, B. Craps, E. Keski-Vakkuri, B. Müller, A. Schäfer, M. Shigemori, W. Staessens | | Title | Thermalization of Strongly Coupled Field Theories |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 106 |
| Year | 2011 |
| Issue | 191601 |
| Pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 00319007 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
| Institute/dept. | FNWI: Institute for Theoretical Physics (ITF) |
| Abstract | Using the AdS/CFT correspondence, we probe the scale-dependence of thermalization in strongly coupled field theories following a quench via saddlepoint calculations of 2-point functions, Wilson loops and entanglement entropy in $d=2,3,4$. For homogeneous initial conditions, the entanglement entropy thermalizes slowest, and sets a timescale for equilibration that saturates a causality bound. The growth rate of entanglement entropy density is nearly volume-independent for small volumes, but slows for larger volumes. In this strongly coupled setting, the UV thermalizes first |
| Document type | Article |
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